A young female Japanese biker named Soya no Sohi attracted thousands of followers on Twitter over the past year by posting selfies on her travels through northern Japan. It turns out she was actually a 50-year-old dad using FaceApp on his iPhone.
Yasuo Nakajima started his Twitter account, @azusagakuyuki, back in early 2019, and he managed to gain a following by publishing the adventures of Soya, an attractive female biker who absolutely loved both motorcycles and travel.
わたしの3XV9🥰寒波到来とともに絶不調😭ラジエタ封鎖作戦は成功👍いつもの様にキャブからガス抜き😄うんっ‼️左肺の量が少ない🤔またも緊急オペ😩キャブ摘出決定😅だいじょうぶっ😘わたし😊たまにやらかすのでっ💦✨💖 pic.twitter.com/mjgHwXToVT
— 宗谷の蒼氷 (@azusagakuyuki) December 21, 2020
さんふらわ🛳さっぽろ😊
今日わたしが乗るはずだった船😭お見送りに来たよっ💦🤗マッテテネ💦😄オホーツクに流氷がやって来る時まで✨💖 pic.twitter.com/89KN5IdLey— 宗谷の蒼氷 (@azusagakuyuki) December 26, 2020
ふうーっ💦WRシリンダーヘッド解体準備完了😄なんか最近EG組んだりバラしたり多くない🤔うんっ💦まっいいか✨👍 pic.twitter.com/dERSM92xGo
— 宗谷の蒼氷 (@azusagakuyuki) December 29, 2020
Nakajima’s curious online “catfishing” façade started to come down back in February when he shared this indoor photo of his motorcycle. What some followers immediately spotted was the reflection of a person in the motorcycle’s rear-view mirror that looked nothing like the attractive biker they thought they were following.
Then in March, Nakajima finally revealed his secret to the world through the popular Japanese variety show Monday Late Show.
【月曜から夜更かし】宗谷の蒼氷さん
知らない世界があるもんだ。確かに若い女性がバイクに乗ってたら格好良く見えるけどね#宗谷さん#月曜から夜ふかし pic.twitter.com/pJGzkmN5kx
— 先輩のハト. (@senpai_hato__) March 15, 2021
Nakajima admitted that he uses the popular AI selfie app FaceApp to drastically alter both his age and gender for the social media account, and said that he decided to create the online persona because he felt no one would be interested in the life of a normal middle-aged man.
After his first few months on Twitter, he had only attracted less than 10 followers, and that’s when Nakajima decided to create Soya no Sohi (“Soya’s Blue Ice” in Japanese). Each fake selfie only takes a few taps: he sets Gender to “Female,” Age to “Teen,” and the Impression setting to “Hollywood.”
In addition to Soya’s face, Nakajima also created a fun and upbeat personality through the words in the posts.
ちょー気持ちいいお天気なので お仕事午前中で終了
おバイクしてます(*^^*)
金砂郷の山の中
ようやく春が来ました
ヾ(o´∀｀o)ﾉﾜｧｰｨ♪ pic.twitter.com/rCt7LaDLbi— 宗谷の蒼氷 (@azusagakuyuki) March 10, 2021
西吾妻スカイバレー県境到着
大峠で山形突入して小野川温泉経由で来たよ♪
米沢側完全ドライでブリブリいっちゃってます(^ω^)
フキがまだ出てるよ(*^^*)
まだ早春って感じの頂上でした
ヾ(^｡^)ノ｡・:＋° pic.twitter.com/inrBEOKin9— 宗谷の蒼氷 (@azusagakuyuki) May 4, 2021
とってもいい感じです♪
前よりピックアップが鋭い感じ ますます期待が膨らんで来ましたo(^o^)o ﾜｸﾜｸ
ちなみにプラトーホーニングは慣らし不要ですがカムやバルブは新品なのでジャーナルやバルブ周りのあたり出し程度の慣らしです(๑•̀ᴗ- )~♡*. pic.twitter.com/zLXcJnZpTs— 宗谷の蒼氷 (@azusagakuyuki) May 6, 2021
The surprising twist of Nakajima’s recent revelation has actually made the Twitter account, @azusagakuyuki, even more popular — it now boasts over 28,000 followers at the time of this writing, and many followers have told Nakajima that they fell in love with Soya’s personality rather than her appearance.
みんなっ‼︎ありがとう😊
Enjoy it👍
Life is once, play this world pic.twitter.com/LVTQZFDnBC
— 宗谷の蒼氷 (@azusagakuyuki) April 19, 2021
The Washington Post has published the first international interview with the divorced father of three and former competitive bodybuilder.
A "beautiful" female biker was actually a 50-year-old man using FaceApp. After he confessed, his followers liked him even more. https://t.co/dC0VAu9k4e
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 12, 2021
“The only thing I’m creating is, basically, my appearance. Everything else is me,” Nakajima tells WaPo. “When you’re young, you tend to be scolded or criticized by older people who say you should do this or you should do that. But at this age, there’s no one around to really scold me.
“I’m having the best time of my life.”
Image credits: Header still frame from Monday Late Show
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